English Explanatory Dictionary

Fond du Lac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. Ellipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation: an Indian reservation in Carlton County and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. Ellipsis of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe band.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒn.də.læk/ /ˈfɑn.də.læk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Fond du Lac.wav

Word forms

Fond du Lac

Etymology

From French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”). * For the town in Wisconsin, referring to its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago. * For the Native American reservation and band, referring to their traditional location at the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, which is now the cities of Duluth and Superior.

Related words

FDL

Derived words

Fond du Lac County
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